Robert Smyly Greer Hamilton (b

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1928) was Dean of Armagh from 1924 until his death. Hamilton was educated at

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in 1885. He began his career with curacies at Urney and Six Mile Cross. He was the

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of Derryloran from 1896 to 1905; and of

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from 1905 to 1924. There is a memorial to him in the north aisle at his cathedral."Funary Monuments & Memorials in St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh" Curl, J.S. p56-57: Whitstable; Historical Publications; 2013

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1853 births 1928 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Deans of Armagh 19th-century Irish Anglican priests 20th-century Irish Anglican priests {{Ireland-Anglican-dean-stub